Magnus epple



(No Model.)

M. EPPLE.

GLASP.

No. 474,521. Patented May 10, 1892.

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{UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

MAGNUS EPPLE, 'OF AUGSBURG, BAVARIA, GERMANY,

CLAS P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 474521, dated May 10,1892.

I Application filed May 9, 1891. Serial No. 392,].36. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAGNUS EPPLE, a citizen of Germany, residing atAugsburg, Bavaria, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clasps for Ladies Garments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved clasp for ladies garm'ents, snchas jackets, collars, 850., which clasp can be made at a comparativelysmall eXpense and ornanented in any suitable manner, so as to form anornament besides a fastening device.

The invention consists of a clasp formed of two parts attached to theopposite sides of the garment, one section being provided with lookingspring-tongues having bent portions and the other ovcrlapping sectionwith a central depression having slotted side walls and a keeper for thespring-tongue& The ton gues serve, in connection with the centraldepression, for supporting any adclitional ornament that is attached tothe clasp, as will be fully described hereinafter, and finally bepointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved clasp for ladies garnents shown as applied to a ladyscollar. Fig. 2is a detailrear view of the tongue-section of the clasp.Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the clasp, showing the sections of thesame connected. Fig. t is a side view of the same. Fig. 5 is an endelevation. Figs. 6 and 7 are a front and side view of a detachableornament adapted to be used in connection with the clasp. Fig. 8 is avertical transverse section of the clasp, showing the ornament inposition thereon. Fig. 9 is a front View of a modified Construction ofthe clasp. Figs. 10, ll, and 12 are details of the same; and F'g. 13 isa horizontal section on line 13 '13, Fig. 9.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents one section, B the otheroverlapping section, of my improved fastening-clasp for ladies garments.The section A is formed of a fiat oblon g piece of sheet metal, which isprovided with eyes a, projecting at right an gles thereto, and withspring-tongues a', that are made integral therewith and extended atright angles V sion.

therefrom, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The shanks of the spring-tonguesa' are bent at their middle portions, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, 10, and13, and their outer ends provided with lateral projections a Thistongue-section A is attached to one edge of the garment, while theoverlapping section B is attached by similar eyes b' to the oppositeedge of the garment, the section B being formed of a p'late having acentral depression b with slots in its side walls, so as to pernit thepassing of the spring-tongues transversely across the depres- To theunder side of the section lB is applied a keeper d, which is arranged inline with the slots of the depression b, so that the springtongues a'when they are pressed together can readily be passed through the sideslots of the depression b and the keeper d. On releasing the springtongues they spring apart, so that the projections a at their outer endsengage the keeper and lock thereby the spring-tongues to the section B,in connection with the bent middle portions of their shanks, as shownclearly in Figs. 1, 3, and 4:. The outer ends of the spring-tongues a'project slightly beyond the edge of the sec` tion B, so that whenever itis desired to detach the two sections of the clasp this can be readilyaccomplished by pressing the ends of the tongues together, so that theirprojections (0 can readily pass through the keeper and the slots of thecentral depression b of the section B. It thus appears that the sectionscan be easily and quickly connected and detached from each other.

In Figs. l to 5 a clasp is shown in which the sections are attached tothe garment by means of eyes at the under side of the respectivesections, which eyes are sewed onto the parts of the garments to beconnected. -It is obvious that in place of the eyes other fasteningdevices for the clasp-sections may be used, such as are shown in themodified clasp shown in Figs. 9 to 13. In this case the clasp-sectionsare attached to the garments by means ot' pronged portions, which areformed as the extensions a and b of the tongue-section Aand of theoverlapping faceplate of the section B, as shown in Figs. ll and 12.These pronged portions and b are bent up from the sections A and B, thebentu p prongs being readily forced into the fabric IOO of the garmentand firnly attached to the edge of the same by clinching them to thesame. By suitably ornamenting the front plate of the overlapping sectionB the clasp can be made very ornamental in itself; but when it isdesired to improve its appearance still more, and especially to coverthe central depression of the same, an ornamental plate O, of disk orother shape, is used, Which is ornamented in any suitable design on itsface and provided at the back With a retainingspring C', whichis made ofslightly less Width than the depression b, so as to be readily passedover the spring-tongues and retained on the same, While theretaining-spring O' of the ornanent is seated in the depression b, asshown in` Fig. 8.

The ornamental plate may be made to represent the emblens of societies,clubs, dac., so that a variety of different designs can be used inconnection With the clasp and the application of the same therebycon'siderably extended.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A clasp for ladies garments, coniposed.

of two sections, a tongue-section formed of a plate provided With meansfor attaching it to one portion of the garment, and springtongues havingforWardly-bent shanks and projections at their outer ends, and anoverlapping section provided With a central dei pression having slottedside walls for guiding the tongues and a keeper at the rear side, andmeans for attaching the overlapping plate to the other portion of thegarment, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, With a clasp for ladies garments, composed of atongue-section having lateral spring-tongues and an overlapping sectionhaving a central slotted depression and a keeper at its rearside, of adetachable ornament provided With a retaining-spring fitting into thedepression and extending over the spring-tongues, substantially as setforth.

In testinony that I claim the foregoing as ny invention I have signednyname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAGNUS EPPLE. Witnesses:

PAUL VOGEL, F. OBERNDORF.

